Husband has a sweetheart

In the past, when Lu Dewen had not broken up with Duan Shu, he was of course qualified to attend the palace banquet. Later, the couple broke up and became strangers. With Lu Dewen's rank, he was not eligible to participate in the palace banquet.

Although Lu Dewen felt regretful and wanted to repair the relationship between husband and wife, Duan Shu would never forgive him since he had a concubine and aunt.

If Lu Wei hadn't made great achievements in these years, the Lu family would have declined long ago.

Lu Wei had not returned to Beijing for several years. When he came back, he was busy with the imperial court's task of killing the traitors who rebelled against the king in Jiangxia. It was only then that he blocked Lu Wei who was returning from the palace.

Lu Wei's face didn't look good when he saw his father at the door, but he still got out of the car and saluted respectfully.

Lu Dewen looked at Lu Wei, who was wearing a luxurious purple official robe, said a few words, and then asked about his concubine who went to Liangzhou to join his brother-in-law.

"They are all serving in the military camp and everything is fine." Lu Wei said briefly.

What was this that Lu Dewen wanted to hear, and he immediately asked: "What grade are they? They have been there for so long, right? It's time for their original grade to be upgraded?"

Lu Wei felt angry for no reason and asked Zhang Yuqing to get off the carriage and go back to Fansiyuan to avoid seeing him and Lu Dewen conflict.

Lu Dewen thought that Lu Wei gave his concubines great official positions, which made Zhang Yuqing unhappy, so he avoided Zhang Yuqing and said overjoyed: "My father has the same feelings for you, and I hope that you will have a happy life." Make a difference! You have made a difference. It’s time to support your brothers. They are said to be brothers in the war. Father and son are soldiers in the battle. Isn’t your brother more reliable than outsiders? "

"I don't have a biological brother, only a biological sister who was killed by you." Lu Wei said coldly, "Your four sons are now serving as top soldiers in the military camp. They are of no rank and rank!"

Lu Dewen was stunned and couldn't believe it, "Are you kidding me? You are the second-grade commander!"

The younger brother of the second-level commander is carrying a gun and serving as a leading soldier like those mud-legged guys?Who would believe it!

"If you feel distressed, you can find someone to take them back from Liangzhou." Lu Wei said.

Lu Wei's face was cold, but not as cold as his heart.

If he was still the young man who had just arrived in Baochuan and was almost cornered and besieged on all sides, he would probably be angry when he saw his biological father acting like this, and would ask Dewen Lu whether he was Dewen Lu's biological flesh and blood.

His second-level command was earned through blood and sweat, and he earned it by wearing his head on his belt. If Zhang Yuqing hadn't helped him, he might have turned into a dead soul killed by a barbarian's sword!
Why did Lu Dewen ask those concubines if they had been promoted and made money when they met?Why doesn’t Lu Dewen know how difficult his life is?
Zhang Yuqing once said that some people are born with shallow parents and cannot force themselves.

He has already passed the most difficult period, and he is no longer the boy who wants his father's love.Just think that he has only a small relationship with his father in this life, and it is not a fatal thing anyway. He still has a mother who loves him, a wife who loves him, and lovely children.

He already has too many things that are more important than the missing father's love.

Lu Dewen's hypocritical care was nothing to him.

"Why? Didn't I tell you to arrange official positions for them?" Lu Dewen was angry, "You arranged for them to be the top soldiers? Did you do it on purpose?"

Lu Wei nodded simply, "That's right! Save your energy, I can't give them official positions!"

The four concubine brothers are each inferior to the other in terms of vision and skill. They are not good at literature or martial arts. He is not a philanthropist. How could he ruin the fair rules that he and Zhang Yuqing worked hard to establish in Liangzhou because of the four concubine brothers.

"You treacherous son!" Lu Dewen was furious and yelled, "You crazy thing! Don't think that you can ignore me once you gain power! I will read your book tomorrow! I will sue you for being unfilial and disloyal. , I want everyone in the world to know what you are!"

What he responded to was a basin of vegetable water, which was poured on Lu Dewen's head. The wet vegetable leaves hung on Lu Dewen's bun, which was particularly ridiculous.

The maid carried a broken wooden basin and said timidly: "Oh, sir, please forgive me! It's too dark, I didn't see anyone at the door!"

Lu Dewen almost didn't get angry. God, he didn't see anyone. He and Lu Wei were arguing so loudly. How could he not see anyone? This maid did it on purpose!
It was clearly instigated by Zhang's tricky country boy!The Lu family is unlucky to have married such a terrible woman!
"Master, you look so dirty, why don't you go back and wash yourself first? Change into clean clothes before you come to quarrel with our young master?" the maid suggested thoughtfully.

Lu Dewen turned around angrily and left with a head of vegetable leaves on his head.

Lu Wei strode into the courtyard, a fire burning in his heart that almost burned away his sanity.

He was diligent and motivated when he was a child, and he also performed many good deeds when he went out to gain experience. When he grew up, he worked diligently and loved the people. He didn't dare to say that he was a wise commander. He could at least be called benevolent and righteous. Why did he have such a father!

Zhang Yuqing was waiting for him in the yard holding a lantern. She stood there cutely and looked at him with a smile.

Lu Wei's steps slowed down, and the anger that had no place to rest seemed to disappear. It seemed that he only needed to look at Zhang Yuqing to feel better, and his heart softened unconsciously.

"Go, set a table in the yard, burn charcoal and put a pot on it. We, Mr. Lu, haven't eaten yet tonight and are hungry!" Zhang Yuqing said with a smile, "Cut and arrange everything in the kitchen, tofu, meatballs, The ham is all ready, Mr. Lu loves to eat it! There is also sesame sauce. When mixing it, add some honey to cover up the astringency! In addition, let the cook roll out the noodles and put them into the pot later. Roll them out harder and softer. I’m so lying down that Mr. Lu doesn’t like to eat it!”

Lu Wei couldn't help laughing and took Zhang Yuqing into his arms.

How could he not see that Zhang Yuqing felt sorry for him because he was angry with Lu Dewen, and she was hurting him and coaxing him!

"Eat more later. People get angry easily when they are hungry, and anger hurts the body." Zhang Yuqing stroked Lu Wei's chest to calm him down.

Both of them worked hard at the palace banquet. Even though the dishes at the palace banquet were delicacies, they didn't use their chopsticks. By this time, they were both hungry.

Lu Wei felt warm in his heart and his eyes were hot, but he still said harshly, "I'm not angry, there's nothing to be angry about!"

Others only know that he is the cold-hearted and iron-blooded ruler of Liangzhou, who killed barbarians and fled, but they don't know that he is just an ordinary person of flesh and blood, who can also be sad and angry, and also needs people to care, love and coax him.

"You have to eat something to fill your stomach even if you are not angry! If you lose weight due to hunger, Lu Zhao and Lu Xiao will feel sorry for their father when they return to Liangzhou!" Zhang Yuqing said with a smile.

The hot pot was set up in the yard, the fragrant bone soup was steaming, and the small table was filled with all kinds of food.

Zhang Yuqing pulled him to sit down at the table, handed him a bowl and chopsticks, and scooped him a chopstick of pork ribs.

The steaming hot food quickly soothes away the hard work and sadness of the day.

Through the steaming heat, Lu Wei looked at Zhang Yuqing, who was putting food into the pot with a smile.

Why is it so strange?

Lu Wei couldn't understand. Others always told him that only newlyweds were sweet and sticky. After a few years, they would grow tired of each other, but he didn't. The more he looked at Zhang Yuqing, the more he liked him and the more he fell in love with her.

Such a beautiful and intelligent woman is his and his alone, so why should he be bored with Zhang Yuqing?
He was even grateful now for pointing out the kudos of the daughter of Phoenix Life.Without Ku De, even if he broke off the engagement with Zhang Yuying, Zhang Yuqing would not marry him. How could he be so lucky to have such a lover.

"Eat! What are you doing standing still?" Zhang Yuqing got him a bowl of noodles, mixed them with minced garlic, peanuts and sesame sauce, and made a simple and refreshing bowl of cold noodles.

The two of them were eating midnight snacks. Lu Wei didn't want to think about his troubled father anymore, so he turned to talk about today's palace banquet.

Jin Yongxiu wanted to be strong, he was determined to get ahead, and his ambition was clearly written on his face. Emperor Anping tried to trick him by trying to trick him, but he was afraid that Jin Yongxiu couldn't bear it anymore.

"He now has more than 20 troops and horses. With the imperial guards transferred to him previously, he can make up 50." Zhang Yuqing said.

However, the army's departure was very slow and consumed food, grass and baggage, so Jin Yongxiu's soldiers were still in Jingzhou.But if Jin Yongxiu decides to rebel, it is not without conditions.

Lu Wei said: "Let's wait a few days and see. The emperor is very likely to give him something in private to appease him."

Rebellion is not something you can just do with a slap on the head. After all, if you fail, you will be like the King of Jiangxia, and the whole family will be happy.

These ministers are different from the vassal king. As long as they are not forced to a dead end, they will not want to be rebellious ministers and traitors who "leave their name in history".

However, if he wanted to appease Jin Yongxiu, whose appetite had been raised, he was afraid that Emperor Anping would have to come up with quite heavy conditions.After so many years of war, the Great Xia Dynasty was already riddled with holes and fragile.

Emperor Anping didn't even want to give Jin Yongxiu the false title of general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, because he was afraid that Jin Yongxiu had too much power, and what could he come up with to attract Jin Yongxiu?

At night, Lu Wei read the letters from Liangzhou under the lamp.

Zhang Yuqing suddenly said: "Have you seen the emperor's appearance?"

Lu Wei raised his head and thought of Emperor Anping at the palace banquet. His thin and shaky body, his face covered with white powder, looked like a ghost.

"I saw it." Lu Wei closed the letter. Emperor Anping liked Wushi Powder and elixirs. Everyone inside and outside the palace knew that after smoking Wushi Powder or taking elixirs, he would be in high spirits, as if he was crazy and had to kill people and see blood to feel comfortable.

The elixir contains erysipelas, and if you take too much, your body will ulcerate.Emperor Anping's face must have been rotten, so he applied so much powder to cover it up.

"Is he about to die?" Zhang Yuqing leaned against the bedpost and murmured.

Lu Weiyi was startled, got up and walked to Zhang Yuqing, sat next to her, held her hand and asked, "What are you worried about? Are you worried that the world will be in chaos after Emperor Anping's death?"

"Do you think so?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

Lu Wei pondered: "There will definitely be someone who will rebel. I don't know who it is."

It depends on who can't bear it first.

"Why have you suddenly become less courageous?" Lu Wei kissed her cheek and smiled, "Who was the person who stood on the city wall with a knife and wanted to die with the barbarians?"

He felt that Zhang Yuqing was worried that the world would be in chaos, mostly because he was worried about his children. Now that they were fathers and mothers, they naturally wanted their children to live in peace and prosperity rather than in troubled times.

"Don't be afraid." Lu Wei hugged her and coaxed, "I can protect you and the children!"

Zhang Yuqing seemed to have not heard Lu Wei's words and said, "Emperor Anping is dead, will Zhang Yuying's son take the throne and become emperor?"

Lu Wei nodded, "The emperor only has the legitimate son from the middle palace. If nothing unexpected happens, the queen's son will take the throne."

"Her son has ascended the throne, isn't she the Queen Mother?" Zhang Yuqing looked at Lu Wei, "Can the Queen Mother of Daxia remarry?"

Lu Wei laughed, "The Queen Mother is the Emperor's mother, how can she remarry! Where can I put the Emperor's face? Unless..."

"Unless what?" Zhang Yuqing asked.

Lu Wei wanted to say that unless the Queen Mother remarried, the benefits would far outweigh the loss of face to the Emperor.

Daxia people pay attention to chastity, while the Hu people on the grassland do not have so many etiquette rules.If an emperor in his prime suddenly dies, leaving behind an underage son to take the throne, the queen mother may find the most powerful man to marry and let the young emperor recognize his stepfather as his second father, forming a stable power relationship and protecting the young emperor's status. .

But there has never been such a precedent in Daxia. Emperor Anping is not dead yet, and it is impossible for Zhang Yuying to marry again.

"It's nothing." Lu Wei said, "Unless she doesn't want to be the Queen Mother."

Zhang Yuqing chuckled lightly, "If you ask me, it's easy to get priceless treasures, but it's rare to find a lover. If you can get a lover, the position of Queen Mother is nothing special."

Lu Wei hugged her and smiled.

Zhang Yuqing was already simmering with anger, and she became even more angry when he heard him laugh. She asked displeasedly: "Why are you laughing?"

Lu Wei said: "She is not you, how can you use your thoughts to speculate on her? For her, a lover and a ruthless lover are not as important as glory and wealth. How can you ask her to give up the honor of the Queen Mother to get married? possible?"

"If she becomes the Queen Mother and doesn't like me, she will cause trouble for me..." Zhang Yuqing said.

Lu Wei kissed her to prevent her from saying anything more, "She dares! I will kill her with a knife!"

It’s a nice spring night, what are you doing with those spoilers!Wouldn’t it be nice to do something that couples love to do?
Zhang Yuqing originally thought that after tonight's palace banquet, with Jin Yongxiu's temper, even if he didn't directly rebel, he would still have to do something to make Emperor Anping peel off his skin.

Unexpectedly, after the palace banquet, everything was calm for a few days, as if Jin Yongxiu had never been fooled by Emperor Anping.

Until the emperor suddenly talked about taxes in the court, and scolded the bureaucrats in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel, saying that the officials in the two departments had been working for a living for many years and could not receive the full amount every year. taxes.

Insufficient tax money resulted in insufficient military spending. The war with the Jiangxia rebels had been delayed for several years before a winner could be decided. Even the late emperor's mausoleum was in an unfinished state, let alone his own.Emperor Anping's scolding was so emotional that he almost cried. He deeply felt that he was sorry for his father, and if he lost his ancestor's kingdom, he would be sorry for his ancestors.

Officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel were in trouble. Naturally, they could not admit such a serious crime. If they admitted it, they would become the number one traitor in Daxia.

Most people are like Ming Jing, the emperor is anxious to make a fortune so that he can build the mausoleum, and there is no time to wait to collect taxes for the next year!
This is making a fool of yourself, trying to find someone to pay for it!